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Psychometric Assessment of Diabetic Impotence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. E. Watkins ,
P. Williams ,
R. E. J. Ryder  and
W. Bowshier
S. E. Watkins*
Affiliation:
Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB
P. Williams
Affiliation:
Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff
R. E. J. Ryder
Affiliation:
Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham
W. Bowshier
Affiliation:
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

In a study of 23 diabetic men complaining of impotence, completion of physical tests, self-report psychometric testing, a rating of marital intimacy, and a semistructured interview revealed that, of ten patients found to be at risk of psychogenic impotence secondary to marital or psychiatric morbidity, five were thought to have adequate erectile response and to have a psychogenic component to their problem. This seems to show high sensitivity, if not specificity, of the selfreport questionnaires.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 6 , June 1993 , pp. 840 - 842
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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